Arty Farty

markquestion: Skull references, you probably know why! Emotions...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:32:05 +0000

Skull references, you probably know why!

Emotions seem easy to portray by using angles.

coffeemustache: kakimari: anatomicalart: ‘Anatomy...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:10:05 +0000

kakimari:

anatomicalart:

‘Anatomy Dump’

Artist: kakimari

Links:
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oh!!! this is so nicely layed out… thank you! 8v8!!!!

* q * very helpful~

ruem: Found this nifty little guide while looking up references...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:30:05 +0000

ruem:

Found this nifty little guide while looking up references for the Holle Kings mafia filler arc. C:

yamino: Blue Reflected Light by =toerning A simple explanation...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:05 +0000

yamino:

Blue Reflected Light by =toerning

A simple explanation of reflected light. I’m going to try this soon.

not-quite-normal: Was looking through blogs for inspiration and...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:30:06 +0000

not-quite-normal:

Was looking through blogs for inspiration and whatever and I just can’t resist such a large amount of hands. Just… Look at these hands.

(embiggen)

Master post of penis ref

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:05 +0000

Master post of penis ref:

Wasn’t sure how many of my followers would appreciate dong all over their dashes, so it’s under this link instead.

Anonymous asked: how do you draw hands?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:30:05 +0000

letscake:

Ummm… I usually just go for it? I don’t plan out that whole draw-the-palm-as-a-circle then draw-lines-for-the-fingers chart thing…

When I visualize the hand, I pay attention to these lines.

and the rest is just whatever— I’m mostly aiming to make nice pretty lines—because look at them, those are some sweet curves. This is basically my process: (gif)

I purposefully try not to really concentrate on it too much. The stress isn’t worth it at all.

And it’s so much easier to come back to it later to fix up anatomy mistakes of even out the finger widths, etc. (if you’re into that sort of thing hoohoo.)

eyecager: Probably going to upset some folks but, pros and...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:32:05 +0000

eyecager:

Probably going to upset some folks but, pros and beginners alike do this. To help clarify, set on the left is correctly in perspective and the set on the right isn’t.

The right example is usually people try to align front facing foot with the foot turned to the side. But it doesn’t work that way with that perspective angle. So in the end it looks flat because there is no depth to the foot.

And I had that problem myself in the past, when I got my portfolio reviews at Comicon it was pointed out to me as a huge flaw in my work. I got this- ” I can’t take you seriously with the way your feet look. It looks like this character is going to topple over any minute from your misplaced feet. If you want a strong character you have to have a strong stance and that’s all in the feet” the person who reviewed me and told me this was Derek Monster.

So I did a bunch of studies of feet/legs in perspective to the typical stances you find in concept art to better myself.

And it’s not even a thing about anatomy it’s just about -basic perspective-, the most basic of foundations. The first thing you should honestly study, I’m finding out from re-grinding my basic levels. Doing those perspective studies helped me WAY more right now then anything else because I can put things in better depth.

artist-advice: Basic Portrait Lighting by ~KissMyHuman One more...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:21:06 +0000

artist-advice:

Basic Portrait Lighting by ~KissMyHuman

One more neat tutorial about portrait lighting. This one explains other set-ups.

tentaspy-is-here-for-all-of-you: bad-mojo: blekfet-och-naken: ...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:17:17 +0000

tentaspy-is-here-for-all-of-you:

bad-mojo:

blekfet-och-naken:

I WAS REQUESTED TO DO THIS

UH

Here’s how to draw beer bellies and chubbier dudes!
I hope this is helpful to someone. Thanks to Mammon for helping me fix some errors!
Here is a full-size version in case tumblr eats it.

(i should stop making tutorials i’m not even good enough for that…)

in case someone who follows me here finds this helpful, here you go!
(and i should sleep instead of jerk around in photoshop holy shit)

hey jonesy hey look at this

reaill: sannam: bigbigtruck: I made a thing about mouth...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:05:15 +0000

reaill:

sannam:

bigbigtruck:

I made a thing about mouth movement/position in comics (it’s got hamsteaks in it, sorry)

Click for high res.

Animators have the benefit of being able to draw all the mouth shapes for dialogue, so this is a pretty handy little guide for more concise visual expression.

always love these kinda things omg

( ✪ v ✪ ): 10 Helpful Notes On Character Design

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:40:07 +0000

( ✪ v ✪ ): 10 Helpful Notes On Character Design:

honhonhon:

So many people have asked me for character design tips over the past couple of years. Here’s a whole list of rules I keep in mind with my own character designs.

In no specific order:

Simple is good. Streamline your design to its essence. The more shit you add on your character the more you make it about what they are wearing, and not who they are.

Popular ideas of beauty are limiting. There are only so many ways to make a character conventionally beautiful before you start noticing they all have the same face (i.e. “Six Faces Syndrome”). What most people consider “ugly” or undesirable is actually features that make your character unqiue. Who would you likely remember more: A perfect-faced model or that model’s twin with buckteeth?

Understand typical archetype designs and visual stereotypes to use them effectively. What are characteristics found in a “hero” character? In a “villain” character? In a “child” character? What can you do to mix them around, or play it straight?

Don’t draw the lines of the character, rather: draw the character in the lines. In other words: if someone told you to draw a horse, don’t just draw a plain old horse—draw the personality in the horse. A Royal Noble Horse has a much different character from an Old Sickly Stubborn Horse, for example. There’s a difference betweenHark! A Vagrant!’s Fat Pony and Tangled’s Maximus, for another example.

Make your characters relatable. Making a character as wildly unique as possible (a pink-purple-blue haired goth wearing nothing but Hot Topic gear, for instance) actually is one of the most alienating thing you can do for your audience. It’s trying too hard to make your character a special snowflake. Limit this extreme to very specific characters and roles, be calculating and precise about going crazy. It will be more effective.

In addition, find what makes a person special through the boring features. Not everyone has crazy tri-colored hair, but there are a lot of people who have short brown hair. Can you draw five different characters with short brown hair and make them all unique? Try it out.

Silhouettes are important. Are you varying body mass? Are you utilizing basic shapes? We are able to recognize people and objects just from their shadow, and we do it so often we don’t even notice we do it! If all your characters have the same “shadow,” challenge yourself to mix it up more.

If you drew your characters naked and bald, could you tell them apart?

Be consistent in the ‘tone’ of your design style.

All these rules can be broken according to how calculated your irony is for your story. But you need to know what to do right before intentionally doing it wrong.

Photo

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:46:02 +0000

boxofmiracles: tannanana: callmekitto: thetatteredendsofautumn...

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:17:02 +0000

Coats and what have you

Some nice details to consider

boxofmiracles:

tannanana:

callmekitto:

thetatteredendsofautumn:

akoyam:

pleaseinsertcoins:

More scans from Fashion Design Course.

DANG THIS IS USEFUL.

REFERENNCEEE

/wagwagwagwag REFERENCE!

oh holy mother of yes

more references for ye followerfaces I will be using this definitely

artist-problems: cycliccircumferentia: cypheroftyr: invaderxim...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:15:15 +0000

artist-problems:

cycliccircumferentia:

cypheroftyr:

invaderxim:

tumblueberry:

criminallyincompetent:

|DRAWING THE HEAD AND HANDS| by Andrew Loomis

A few select pages, chosen specifically for the helpful display of head rotation and its correlation with neck muscles.

(for effsie~)

More useful shit, guys :3

Ohmygod. THIS BOOK. GET IT. ALL OF YOU. If you’re seeking a useful book for human anatomy.

Immediately after reading/staring/studying this, I drew this:

(Fig 1)

And the things I’ve learned with this and Loomis’ other books has helped me transitioned to the image on the left to the image on the right:

(Fig 2)

P.S. The May 2010 image in figure 2 was drawn 5 days before I drew figure 1. So this book. It has all my love. Haha.

Wow.. this popped up right after I posted about wanting to learn to draw people? -_-?

Loomis’ books are really great! Check them out when you can guys.~

Thought you guys would enjoy!

yachumi

eyecager: Sam Nielson’s Painting Process- Right click+ Open in...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:30:06 +0000

eyecager:

Sam Nielson’s Painting Process- Right click+ Open in New tab to see them bigger.

Source: The Art Center blog.

I’m taking his advanced lighting class next term at Schoolism and really excited for it. After that I’m taking more CGMW Environment classes. All of classes. Hopefully whenever Future Poly opens up I want to take some classes with Tom Scholes and a few of the guys who run classes there as well.

simonist: Phil Straub Composition Tutorial (go to the original...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:00:05 +0000

Golden Rule

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Circular

Circular composition

Radii

Cross composition

Cross composition

L composition

L composition

simonist:

Phil Straub Composition Tutorial (go to the original page for much more information, pictures, and different types of composition)

     The Golden Rule — “The golden rule can and usually is applied to a paintings canvas proportions. As you read through the following text you’ll notice that most of the imagery presented utilizes similar dimensions and almost all of them fall into the golden rectangle. Today you can find the Golden Rectangle almost everywhere: from credit cards to phone cards to book covers, all are shaped with its proportions.

The imagery below represents the division of space when the “golden rule” is applied to a blank canvas. Basically it is the division of a line in two sections, where the ratio between the smallest section and the largest section is identical to the ratio between the largest section and the entire length of the line. In other words A/B = B/(A+B). The ratio is about 1/1.618. Honestly, I’m still not exactly sure what that all means? but, I do know that I used this grid layout a-lot when I first started painting and found it helpful. I still do.”

     Rule of Thirds— “From the golden rule came the “rule of thirds” which is virtually the same concept but slightly altered to fit photographic proportions. I find it a bit easier to follow since it’s very simple in its origin.Here we have a look at the rule of thirds in action.

Notice that the main focal point sits right almost directly over one of the “golden means.” Additionally, other objects are placed near the other converging lines (the bird, for example) but, not directly on them, since that would create competition for the focal point.”

     Implied Forms (Circular) — “The Circle is made up of a continuous ‘Curve’ and it’s circular movement keeps the eye in the picture frame. There are many circles in nature and man made objects. You can use the circle in a very obvious way in your composition or simply suggest it.”

    Implied Forms (Radii) — “Is a connection of ‘Lines’ meeting in the Center and an expansion of ‘Lines’ leaving the Center. The Radii is usually found in Nature Subjects. The best example of the man made Radii is the spokes of a wheel.

The eye has two ways to go when it comes upon the Radii. It can either be drawn in to the picture area or it can be led out of the picture area. You must be careful how you used the Radii and try to have the eye led into the picture.”

    Cross composition — “A showing of ‘Opposing Force’ that will give the picture a feeling of Cohesion and Relationship. The horizontal bar of the Cross will act as a “stopper’ while the vertical pole can act as a leading line. The windows in a large skyscraper will form crosses and will keep your interest in the building.”

   L Composition — “This makes an attractive ‘frame’. It can be used to accentuate important subjects. Many times it is a ‘frame’ within a ‘frame’.

A tree with an overhanging branch at the ‘right’ side of the picture area will form a ‘Rectangle’ and help frame the Main Subject in the picture. By doing this you will make the Center of Interest stand out and be noticed clearly.”

byeolibichnan: Since I never know where to find what I’m...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:30:05 +0000

byeolibichnan:

Since I never know where to find what I’m looking for in my favorites. I’ve decided to make a master post of things I use. This is juts a small list, I have yet to search more around. [This list will be updated whenever I find new things] Maybe this will come in handy for someone, who knows.
Brushes

| brushlovers | brusheezy | designfruit | deviantart | fracturedsanity | free-brushes | getbrushes | lovelytrash | photoshoproadmap | psbrushes |

Everything

Tumbr: | ahjussis | flawlesspsds | fuckyeahresources | fyeahphotoshop | hearitactions | love-tutorials | lovephotoshop | pscs5 |
Other: | allphotoshop | coloured_skies | photoshopfreebies | resourcenation | resourcehunter | theresourceroundup2 |

Fonts

1001FreeFonts | abstractfonts | dafont | deviantart | creamundo | fontfreak | fontspace | searchfreefonts | whatfontis |

Textures

Tumblr: | accio-glow | businessdrunk | byeolibichnan | callmebrandon | colorscandy | colouresource | damonelenaitalia | emmahyphenjane | emmelia | felineofavenueb | fuckbees | gaystiel | gemmaarterton | halcyongillan | imtheheroine | kimigasukidatta | lookbackseeforward | loseanhour | mirand-ah | neverlands- | newmeen | northerndawn | ohmygryffindor | planets-bend-between-us | psdjunkie | psychadeliachild | purplebass | -redux | rosebein | slayground | stormwolves | strangeness | sweettasteofbitter | thorodinsons | truesouls | veronicaglory | wicked-fate | yellowlemon |
Other: | 99mockingbirds | 100x100textures | aubedesarts | deviantart | icontextures | midnight_road | photoshop-community | resources-with-ps | sublimartdust | texturedinsanity | textures_r_us | texturize |

Themes

| 1000scientists | 30dialogues | aerou | antigones | apenas-uma-garota-imperfeita | arreter-themes | asianluv | charlove | ciaosmos | cindie | confunded | destroyerthemes | distances | duckponds | eadch | emmelia | ettudis | fezzings | fiebre-themes | firsthorsemansthemes | forenkladthemes | gyuhyuns | haru-themes | hbks | incavothemes | ixora | jbam-themes | lmthemes | maraudersthemes | northerndawn | nunmuri | officerparker | qtthemespreviews | quinni | rthemes | rtylers | sirmerlin | stillafireinme | themesbyla | themesbypolinomial | the-redwaterfall | thingsfromhtml | tofuthemes |

Tutorials

| acrisdesign | belleprintemps | big-tutorials | blueboxer | coloring_help | icon_tutorial | imarc | good-tutorials | psdlearning | psd.fanextra | psd.tutsplus | simplypsd | tutorialized |

PSD

| absinthefee | beautiesfromhollywood | bellepsds | brilliant-psds| byeolibichnan | caps-coloring | captainpond | cherriepiepsds | coloringmania | coloringpeople | colorscandy | delacourting |deviantart | dirrtylady | drunkandcoloring | epid-psds | fyeahpsds |getonmytardispsds | iconcoloring | miekospsds | mycolorings | ohitsmagicpsd | paintmeapsd | psdelicious | psds | psdsandactions | psdvanity | recreatemepsd | rosepsds | stillafireinme | stormwolves | truesoulpsds | yeahphotoshop |

Screencaps

| disneycaps | capslock | homeofthenutty |

Stock Photos

| dreamstime | everystockphoto | freestockphotos | smoko-stock | stock-directory | stockvault | sxc |

*Other master posts:
→acciohedwig Resources Master Post
→miekos Resources Master Post
→my-photoshop-delimma Resource Master Post
→neverlands- Texture Master Post
→quinnqueen Photoshop Master Post
→obseo Theme Recomendation Master Post

space-coyote: Have some awesome Japanese construction worker...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:03:05 +0000

space-coyote:

Have some awesome Japanese construction worker uniforms.

Plenty more at the source: http://www.tobi.jp/special01.html

beingmegukaissuffering: i-am-miku: p5stuck: 1830s really...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:31:05 +0000

beingmegukaissuffering:

i-am-miku:

p5stuck:

1830s really lovely

I need these in high resolution. :C

reblogging for reference